Mclaren lost 7 sponsors of the likes of 100 million euro's. Aside from paying for their own engines and drivers salaries, they better turn it around for 2018 and get some constructor pts. $$$$$$$ or it does'nt look good for this iconic F1 team going forward 2018/2019.

[QUOTE=jgonzalesm6;962688]Mclaren lost 7 sponsors of the likes of 100 million euro's. Aside from paying for their own engines and drivers salaries, they better turn it around for 2018 and get some constructor pts. $$$$$$$ or it does'nt look good for this iconic F1 team going forward 2018/2019.

After reading this, how can any fan question Clair Williams hiring Stroll who not only helped a little financially; but also brought in some points!

yep, These are the changes...Diego Loverno will no longer be at the pit wall as Ferrari, while David Greenwood, Raikkonen track engineer, will return to the Manor to follow the WEC program. From Toro Rosso arrives in FDA Marco Matassa.

they tested it in the last 2 GP's of 2017, so you can say they are ahead in that aspect. They are still up in hp but 2018 will also determine reliability as the engine and components have to last 7 GP's before swapping them out. Mid-season should tell where Ferrari stands in hp and reliability. This whole era of F1 (2014 - current) has been focused on the engine and its reliability, chassis of course too, but mainly the engine....and when the lead car gets ahead, it cuts back on power to save the engine/components for the next GP....pathetic IMO.

they tested it in the last 2 GP's of 2017, so you can say they are ahead in that aspect. They are still up in hp but 2018 will also determine reliability as the engine and components have to last 7 GP's before swapping them out. Mid-season should tell where Ferrari stands in hp and reliability. This whole era of F1 (2014 - current) has been focused on the engine and its reliability, chassis of course too, but mainly the engine....and when the lead car gets ahead, it cuts back on power to save the engine/components for the next GP....pathetic IMO.

Yup, I’d have to agree with you, totally pathetic......long gone are the days when drivers would push flat out the entire race
Back in the day when real F1 cars would use real engines, not these pathetic so called power units.....back in the day when a fresh engine would be used for qualifying alone, then come race day a fresh engine would be strapped onto the car and go flat out the whole race.

I’m not saying that these engines are not a great piece of engineering, cause they are, they,re magnificent and they have outstanding efficiency but to my opinion they DO NOT belong in formula 1

In F1 we need much simpler engines (v8-v10) that are much cheaper and LOUDER because that’s what every Fan wants....at least that’s what I want

...the new SF90 in the MATTE RED, to me it looks amazing. Let's hope it's gonna be as FAST as it looks.

Yup, I’d have to agree with you, totally pathetic......long gone are the days when drivers would push flat out the entire race
Back in the day when real F1 cars would use real engines, not these pathetic so called power units.....back in the day when a fresh engine would be used for qualifying alone, then come race day a fresh engine would be strapped onto the car and go flat out the whole race.

I’m not saying that these engines are not a great piece of engineering, cause they are, they,re magnificent and they have outstanding efficiency but to my opinion they DO NOT belong in formula 1

In F1 we need much simpler engines (v8-v10) that are much cheaper and LOUDER because that’s what every Fan wants....at least that’s what I want

Yeah but then the advanced development of technology in F1 will cease and the championship will slowly begin to wither and lose its status as the pinnacle of motorsport.

Yup, I’d have to agree with you, totally pathetic......long gone are the days when drivers would push flat out the entire race
Back in the day when real F1 cars would use real engines, not these pathetic so called power units.....back in the day when a fresh engine would be used for qualifying alone, then come race day a fresh engine would be strapped onto the car and go flat out the whole race.

I’m not saying that these engines are not a great piece of engineering, cause they are, they,re magnificent and they have outstanding efficiency but to my opinion they DO NOT belong in formula 1

In F1 we need much simpler engines (v8-v10) that are much cheaper and LOUDER because that’s what every Fan wants....at least that’s what I want

they tested it in the last 2 GP's of 2017, so you can say they are ahead in that aspect. They are still up in hp but 2018 will also determine reliability as the engine and components have to last 7 GP's before swapping them out. Mid-season should tell where Ferrari stands in hp and reliability. This whole era of F1 (2014 - current) has been focused on the engine and its reliability, chassis of course too, but mainly the engine....and when the lead car gets ahead, it cuts back on power to save the engine/components for the next GP....pathetic IMO.

They didnt test new engines at all. Just parts. Also, it will be new engine....

"Some of it is big, fundamental bits of learning, combustion progress, friction reduction, new materials that unlock areas where we've been struggling with reliability. And sometimes it's just a surprise.

"There's still gains to be had [with this formula]. It's a plethora of marginal gains, five millisecond gains.